Good morning all,

      Are there any particular reliability concerns when press-fitting a

soldered contact (SN63) into a plated barrel with an ENIG surface? What

might the outcome of this be over the long term? Is this an accepted

practice? Would this be acceptable in a class 3 military application?



Thank you for your input.



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